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Team Project Pages

6th Grade	7th Grade
Team 1 - Ultraviolent	Team 1 - Epic Stars
Team 2 - Rainbow Unicorns	Team 2 - Legit Llamas
Team 3 - Wolf Pack	Team 3 - Pain No Gain
Team 4 - The Tumblers	Team 4 - Chocolate Crackers
Team 5 - Sparkling Scorpions	Team 5 - The Delta's

Project/Journal Page Example

Project Introduction, Information and details
Now that you have done your research and you are all Roller Coaster Design Experts, the real challenge is ahead of you. You have just been employed to design a new roller coaster ride for a theme park they are building in your state.

Your challenge is to create a thrilling but safe ride using all of the information you have researched and tested. You will build a working prototype of a roller coaster with all the required components.

You must:

Draw individual blue prints of your coaster - Click here for more information on drawing a roller coaster
Demonstrate your team’s coaster to the class
The "car/vehicle" in each design must have a starting point and exit the end of the track or have a stopping point. Each roller coaster will be judged in a class competition (judges to be determined). The track with the greatest total of vertical heights for all hills and if the "car" completes the course will be named the winning design.

Remember to keep in mind what you know about kinetic and potential energy.

Consider the following when designing their coaster.
* Can all the hills be the same height?
* Can they get bigger or must they get smaller?
* How will you determine how big or how small the hills can be and still win this contest?
* Does the steepness of the hill count?
* How curvy should the tops of the hills and the valleys be?
* Should you design sharp turns or smooth turns? Why?

Procedures:
Step 1: Choose your team jobs and complete the team form online and submit. Please see the list of jobs below - Architect, Researcher, Public Relations Manager and Engineer.

Architect's Responsibilities - Journal entries/daily log - sketches or pictures, - correct labels - Realistic rendition of roller coaster including: - outside environment - theme - topography and location of ride	Researcher's Responsibilities - Evidence of research through Journal entries - sketches, pictures, and a daily log Internet research documentation - Use of Publisher program to create magazine cover promoting your roller coaster - Sharing research with your team to make adjustments to your design
Public Relations Director's Responsibilities Journal entries -sketches, pictures, and a daily log Presentation for the group - Presentation should include: - safety measures - unique features - materials used - coaster specs - car design - some information from each of the other jobs	Engineer's Responsibilities Journal entries -sketches, pictures, and a daily log Manage that model is to scale and meets size requirements Technical report to include: - car and track design description - design elements - manage materials and materials list - mathematical configurations, time trials, and calculations - safety measures - types of forces in design

Step 2: Draw a sketch of your coaster design on paper. A final copy must be turned in on competition day.
Step 3: Build your roller coaster making sure it will stand-alone and the base cannot be larger than 33in. x 33in. (if
any larger it will not fit through the door.
Step 4: Test your design with your vehicle.
Step 5: If the vehicle does not complete the track, redesign your coaster and try it again.

Materials - this is a list of potential materials. This is not the only materials you may use.
Tape, glue, paper, marble, toy car, rubber bouncy ball, cardboard, construction paper, card stock, foam board, plastic tubing, foam tubing.

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT MATERIALS LIST

Roller Coaster Project Details